1957 NCAA College Division football season

1957 NCAA College Division football season
Champions	Florida A&M (black)
College football seasons « 1956 1958 »

The 1957 NCAA College Division football season was the second season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

Conference standings

1957 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Cal Poly 3 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 UC Santa Barbara 2 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Fresno State 1 – 1 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Los Angeles State 1 – 1 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 San Diego State 0 – 1 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Long Beach State 0 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 No champion named for the 1957 season	1957 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Maryland State $ 6 – 0 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 Elizabeth City State 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 Delaware State 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Bluefield State 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 North Carolina A&T 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 3 – 1 Morgan State 4 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Winston-Salem State 5 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Virginia Union 5 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Shaw 5 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 North Carolina College 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Virginia State 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Hampton 4 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 St. Augustine's 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 Howard 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Lincoln (PA) 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 5 – 0 Fayetteville State 2 – 7 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Johnson C. Smith 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 6 – 1 Saint Paul's (VA) 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Pittsburg State $^ 5 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0 St. Benedict's 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Fort Hays State 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Washburn 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Emporia State 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1957 College Conference of Illinois football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wheaton (IL) + 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Lake Forest + 6 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 North Central (IL) 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Millikin 4 – 2 – 1     4 – 3 – 1 Augustana (IL) 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Carroll (WI) 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 1 – 5 – 1     1 – 7 – 1 Elmhurst 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1957 Far Western Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T San Francisco State $ 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Chico State 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Nevada 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 Cal Aggies 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1957 Gulf States Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T McNeese State + 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Northwestern State + 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Louisiana Tech + 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana 1 – 3 – 1     4 – 5 – 1 Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 3 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 Northeast Louisiana State 0 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1957 Hoosier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Hanover + 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Anderson (IN) + 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Taylor 3 – 1 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 Indiana Central 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 1 Franklin (IN) 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Manchester (IN) 0 – 4 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1957 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Saint Joseph's (IN) $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Butler 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 DePauw 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Ball State 2 – 3 – 1     2 – 5 – 1 Valparaiso 1 – 2 – 1     4 – 2 – 2 Evansville 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 6 – 0 Indiana State 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Eastern Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Western Illinois 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Central Michigan 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Illinois State Normal]] 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Southern Illinois 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Northern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Eastern Illinois 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1957 Iowa Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Luther $ 7 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Upper Iowa]] 6 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Parsons]] 5 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Simpson]] 4 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Wartburg]] 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Buena Vista]] 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Central (IA)]] 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Dubuque]] 1 – 5 – 2     1 – 5 – 2 [[{{{school}}}|Iowa Wesleyan]] 1 – 7 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Lamar Tech $ 8 – 0 – 2     5 – 0 – 2 East Texas State 8 – 1 – 0     6 – 1 – 0 Stephen F. Austin 6 – 4 – 0     5 – 2 – 0 Sam Houston State 3 – 5 – 1     3 – 3 – 1 Southwest Texas State 4 – 6 – 0     3 – 4 – 0 Texas A&I 5 – 5 – 1     2 – 4 – 1 Howard Payne 3 – 6 – 0     2 – 5 – 0 Sul Ross 3 – 7 – 0     0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1957 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|Hampden–Sydney]] $ 4 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Randolph–Macon]] 1 – 1 – 2     3 – 3 – 2 [[{{{school}}}|Johns Hopkins]] 1 – 1 – 1     3 – 2 – 2 [[{{{school}}}|Bridgewater]] 1 – 2 – 0     3 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Western Maryland]] 0 – 2 – 1     1 – 6 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Gallaudet]] 0 – 1 – 0     0 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Conference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System.
1957 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|Hillsdale]] $^ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Hope]] 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Albion]] 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Alma]] 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 2 – 2 [[{{{school}}}|Kalamazoo]] 2 – 3 – 1     2 – 5 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Adrian]] 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Olivet]] 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant	1957 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Bowling Green 3 – 1 – 2     6 – 1 – 2 Marshall 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Toledo 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Western Michigan 1 – 4 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 Ohio 1 – 4 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 Kent State 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 Mid-Ohio League football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|Bluffton]] $ 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Ashland]] 3 – 1 – 1     4 – 3 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Defiance]] 3 – 2 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Findlay]] 2 – 2 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Ohio Northern]] 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Wilmington (OH)]] 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1957 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|Concordia (MN)]] $ 6 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Macalester]] 5 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Gustavus Adolphus]] 5 – 1 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Saint John's (MN)]] 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Augsburg]] 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Minnesota–Duluth]] 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 5 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|St. Thomas (MN)]] 1 – 5 – 1     2 – 5 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Hamline]] 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1957 Minnesota State College Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|Winona State]] + 3 – 1 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Bemidji State]] + 3 – 1 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Moorhead State]] 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Mankato State]] 1 – 2 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|St. Cloud State]] 0 – 3 – 1     0 – 7 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1957 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|SE Missouri State]] $ 4 – 0 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Missouri–Rolla]] 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|NE Missouri State]] 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|SW Missouri State]] 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Central Missouri State]] 1 – 3 – 1     1 – 7 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|NW Missouri State]] 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1957 North Central Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T South Dakota State $ 5 – 0 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Morningside]] 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Iowa State Teachers]] 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 South Dakota 3 – 2 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 North Dakota State 2 – 3 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Augustana (SD)]] 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 7 – 0 North Dakota 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|Denison]] + 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Wittenberg]] + 6 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Akron 5 – 1 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Capital]] 5 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Heidelberg]] 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Otterbein]] 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Muskingum]] 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Ohio Wesleyan]] 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Hiram]] 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Kenyon]] 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 3 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Wooster]] 2 – 6 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Mount Union]] 2 – 6 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Marietta]] 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Oberlin]] 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 6 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1957 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Middle Tennessee $ 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Tennessee Tech]] 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Eastern Kentucky]] 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Western Kentucky 1 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Murray State]] 1 – 3 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Morehead State]] 0 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1957 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|Lock Haven]] + 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Shippensburg]] + 5 – 0 – 0     6 – 0 – 1 West Chester 4 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Edinboro]] 2 – 1 – 0     3 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Slippery Rock]] 2 – 1 – 0     5 – 2 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Kutztown]] 2 – 1 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Bloomsburg]] 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 2 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|East Stroudsburg]] 2 – 3 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Indiana (PA)]] 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Mansfield]] 1 – 2 – 0     3 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|California (PA)]] 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Millersville]] 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Clarion]] 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Cheyney]] 0 – 4 – 0     0 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Conference standings were based on the Saylor system of ratings.	1957 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|John Carroll]] $ 3 – 0 – 0     6 – 1 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Wayne State (MI)]] 2 – 1 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Western Reserve]] 1 – 2 – 0     2 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Case Tech]] 0 – 3 – 0     0 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1957 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Idaho State $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Western State (CO)]] 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Colorado State–Greeley]] 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Colorado College]] 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Colorado Mines]] 0 – 3 – 2     0 – 6 – 3 [[{{{school}}}|Adams State]] 0 – 4 – 1     0 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1957 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|Whittier]] $ 3 – 0 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Pomona-Claremont]] 2 – 1 – 0     3 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Redlands]] 2 – 1 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Caltech]] 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Occidental]] 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wiley $ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 1 Texas Southern 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 1 Prairie View A&M 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 1 Southern 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Texas College 1 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Langston 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|Platteville State]] $ 5 – 0 – 0     5 – 1 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|River Falls State]] 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Whitewater State]] 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 2 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Oshkosh State]] 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Eau Claire State]] 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Superior State]] 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|La Crosse State]] 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Stevens Point State]] 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Stout State]] 1 – 3 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Milwaukee]] 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1957 Yankee Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|Rhode Island]] $ 3 – 0 – 1     5 – 2 – 1 Connecticut $ 3 – 0 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Maine]] 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 UMass 1 – 2 – 1     1 – 5 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Vermont]] 0 – 2 – 0     2 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|New Hampshire]] 0 – 3 – 1     0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1957 NCAA College Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T [[{{{school}}}|Hofstra]]   –       9 – 1 – 0 Louisville   –       9 – 1 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Rose Poly]]   –       7 – 1 – 0 Cal Poly Pomona   –       7 – 1 – 1 Montana State   –       8 – 2 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Northern Michigan]]   –       6 – 2 – 0 Mississippi Southern   –       8 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Sewanee]]   –       5 – 2 – 1 Tampa   –       6 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Carnegie Tech]]   –       4 – 2 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Franklin & Marshall]]   –       4 – 2 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Washington University]]   –       5 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Abilene Christian]]   –       5 – 3 – 1 Delaware   –       4 – 3 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Carthage]]   –       4 – 3 – 1 Memphis State   –       6 – 4 – 0 Buffalo   –       5 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Wabash]]   –       5 – 4 – 0 Hawaii   –       4 – 4 – 1 Chattanooga   –       4 – 5 – 1 Arkansas State   –       4 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Howard (AL)]]   –       4 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Trinity (TX)]]   –       3 – 5 – 0 Bucknell   –       3 – 6 – 0 Pepperdine   –       3 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|La Verne]]   –       3 – 7 – 1 UC Riverside   –       1 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Baldwin–Wallace]]   –       1 – 6 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Washington & Jefferson]]   –       1 – 6 – 1 Drexel   –       1 – 7 – 0 Temple   –       1 – 7 – 0

Undefeated teams

Team	Record	Notes
1957 Florida A&M Rattlers football team	9–0	Black college national champion
1957 Idaho State Bengals football team	9–0	Rocky Mountain champion
1957 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team	10–0	Ohio Valley champion
1957 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team	11–0	NAIA national champion
1957 West Chester Golden Rams football team	8–0

Other schools that finished their seasons unbeaten and untied were Hobart, Juniata, North Texas (Arlington), Ripon, and St. Norbert.

See also

• 1957 NCAA University Division football season
• 1957 NAIA football season